Gwalior vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Muzaffarnagar.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 43-point (32%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 1297 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 860 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).